Bamber told he will die in prison – BBC News
“A killer convicted of murdering five members of his family has been told he will die in jail.”
BBC News, 16th May 2008
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“A killer convicted of murdering five members of his family has been told he will die in jail.”
BBC News, 16th May 2008
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“Speaking at the Institute of Legal Executives’ (ILEX) the Attorney General, Baroness Scotland QC, announced that the Crown Prosecution Services’ Designated Case Workers will now be known as Associate Prosecutors – a name that they themselves helped to select.”
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Attorney General’s Office, 15th May 2008
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“Campaigners for a Filipino man who lost his fight to stay in the UK after his wife died are hoping to persuade the Home Office to look again at his case.”
BBC News, 15th May 2008
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“The High Court will rule today on whether the House of Commons has won its bid to overturn an information watchdog’s decision to force disclosure of MPs’ expenses.”
The Independent, 16th May 2008
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“The City of London Police has defended the race-fixing investigation which ended with the collapse of a £10m trial but said procedures could be tightened.”
BBC News, 16th May 2008
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“It is perfectly legal to ogle a man’s chest but not a woman’s breasts, according to an unusual ruling on what constitutes voyeurism by a panel of leading judges at the Court of Appeal yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th May 2008
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“The way in which the apparent suicides of young people in Bridgend was covered by the media is to be debated later.”
BBC News, 16th May 2008
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“An attempt to lower the legal abortion time limit will be opposed by Gordon Brown during next week’s vote on the issue.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th May 2008
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“Judges should help boost ‘startlingly’ low take-up rates of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) by routinely directing litigants to mediate before taking disputes to trial, the Master of the Rolls has said.”
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Law Society’s Gazette, 15th May 2008
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“Like the new gown for judges? You’re in the minority; splutterings of dismay and derision are far more common.”
The Times, 15th May 2008
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“Scotland Yard has admitted its officers have been photographing children who are stopped and searched even after they have been found to be innocent.”
The Guardian, 16th May 2008
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“A woman whose manager forced her to wear a badge proclaiming ‘I’m Simple’ has been awarded more than £5,000 in compensation.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th May 2008
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“Prison staff bugged conversations between a convicted killer and his solicitor without authorisation, Jack Straw admitted yesterday.”
The Times, 16th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Phone and internet companies will soon be forced to keep logs of internet usage to be made available to the police under a new law announced by Prime Minister Gordon Brown this week.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th May 2008
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“An Army veteran has been fitted with an electronic tag and subjected to a curfew for failing to report a road accident.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th May 2008
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“An official report has warned that the government’s plans for ID cards may put poorer people at greater risk of fraud, and that ministers are failing to coordinate implementation of the 10-year programme.”
The Guardian, 16th May 2008
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“Fathers have been urged to make use of new rights to work part-time when the Government extends the law on flexible employment in April.”
The Times, 16th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The supermarket chain Budgens has installed face recognition cameras in one of its stores to stop children buying alcohol and cigarettes.”
BBC News, 13th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk